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The StGB constitutes the legal basis of criminal law in Germany. After the defeat of Nazi Germany, a number of prohibiting provisions were included in the Strafgesetzbuch: Friedensverrat ("treason to peace"): preparation of a war of aggression (§ 80; since 2017 § 13 Völkerstrafgesetzbuch) and incitement to a war of aggression (§ 80a)
Paragraph 175, known formally as §175 StGB and also referred to as Section 175 in English, was a provision of the German Criminal Code from 15 May 1871 to 10 March 1994. [citation needed] It made sexual relations between males a crime, and in early revisions the provision also criminalized bestiality as well as forms of prostitution and underage sexual abuse.
Criminal law is a matter of federal law in Germany. The main source of law here is the German Penal Code promulgated in 1871. Minors under 14 years old cannot be held liable for crimes in court; however, for minors between 14-18 years of age and in case of missing maturity under the age of 21, there are special juvenile courts and some ...
Nevertheless, the severability clause did not detract from the Carolina's unification of the legal system and its reformatory effect on criminal law was indisputable. Further historical importance of the Constitutio Criminalis Carolina arises from the fact that this was the first adoption of the canonical Italian legal institute of the ...
Referring to the second edition, Leonard J. Theberge, for whom the Leonard J. Theberge Award for Private International Law is named, [3] reviewed the Manual in The International Lawyer Vol. 6 No. 3, July 1972 pp. 671–673 as follows: It is 'an extremely useful and well-written guide to the laws of Germany for both the practicing attorney and ...
Some legal principles as captured in the book reign into recent time laws throughout Europe. It is important not only for its lasting effect on later German and Dutch law but also as an early example of written prose in a Low German language. [1] The Sachsenspiegel is the first comprehensive law book not in Latin, but in Middle Low German. A ...
Pages in category "German criminal law" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. ... Drug policy of Germany; Drugs controlled by the German ...
1939 Nazi Imperial Law publication of Section 183. Paragraph 183 (known formally as §183 StGB; also known as Section 183 in English) is a public indecency law of the German Criminal Code, which prohibits "sexual self-determination" and public exhibitionism. [1]